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zaps

zaps is the plural of zap.

zaps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of zap.

Meaning of zap

Noun

zap (plural zaps)

  1. (colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
  2. (colloquial) An electric shock.
    • You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.
  3. A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
    • Black AIDS activists were caught in the middle of a nearly yearlong series of zaps.1998, Raymond A. Smith, Encyclopedia of AIDS
  4. (slang) The act of heating something in a microwave oven.
    • The guest immediately asked the bartender to give his drink a zap in the microwave oven behind him […]2015, Thomas E. Johnson, West Meets East in Kazakhstan

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Phrases with zaps

Questions about zaps

What is zaps the plural of?
Zaps is the plural of zap.

Words near zaps in the dictionary

  1. Zaprudered
  2. Zapruderian
  3. Zaprudering
  4. Zapruders
  5. Zaprudka
  6. zaps
  7. zaps over
  8. zaps up
  9. zapti
  10. zaptiah
  11. zaptiahs

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